I absolutely can’t wait for the ps5 to get vrr and seeing the threads popping up over the next few years saying “I finally got a vrr tv/experienced vrr and it’s a game changer”
why would people argue against having tech that ultimately improves your experience. It seems crazy to me.
I havent seen anybody being literally against the tech (could be true that some invividuals are, just havent seen them), but more like pointing out that VRR isnt anywhere near "game changer" feature.
I mean we have been gaming for decades without VRR completely fine, so how it would now turn all the old games into unplayable or barely playable garbage? That is the crazy part.
Because if VRR would be game changer, it would mean that difference between current and VRR situation must be BIG.
When in reality NO-VRR vs VRR is just small incremental upgrade, which isnt even noticed by all people. Kind of like 30Hz vs 60Hz (some people dont even notice this) or 144Hz vs 240 Hz (which is really small difference already)
Another point could be that does VRR turn some devs lazy, that instead of making their game run stable 30/60 fps, they instead rely on VRR -> people without it get downgrade vs current situation. This could be a real reason to be against it.
On 2020 I wanted to get a new TV, and considered to get VRR model or wait until 2021, but then I got Sony A8H oled instead, that doesnt support VRR, and havent had any problems with framerates.
My point is, that while VRR is good feature, it isnt anything major or game changer objectively, when we compare it to current situation where majority of games are already completely fine without it.
Of course there are exeptions, like people whom play only one genre and if that genre is really easily affected by frame drops -> they gain more than people whom dont care about few TINY fps drops.
I have like +500 games for PS4/5, havent played em all but I cant remember a single one which would have had screen tearing, and only few that have had truly annoying frame rate issues.
This isnt black or white, it is not "lol it is 100% useless" vs "omg it is game changer!"
It is just small incremental feature upgrade, which many wont even notice. People making it to be either extreme end are the reason why some are annoyed by it I guess